Buttonbush

Japanese Pagoda

About Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda

Buttonbush

Japanese Pagoda

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Trees

1.3 Origin

South Africa

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Sophora japonica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Humid climates, Loamy soils, Low annual rainfall regions, Wet ground, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Drought Tolerant

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Red blotch, Woodpecker feeding

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought, Dry soil, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Eczema, Nausea, Swelling in the face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Nourishes scalp, Restores Hair Colour, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control, Forms dense stands, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Diuretic, Fever, Muscle Pain, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as a laxative, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

SOPHORA japonica

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Chinese Scholartree, Japanese Pagoda

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Gobur champ

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Japanischer Schnurbaum

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Styphnolobium japonicum

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Styphnolobium japonicum

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Styphnolobium japonicum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Styphnolobium japonicum

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Perełkowiec japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Styphnolobium japonicum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Styphnolobium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Sophoreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda

Wondering what are the properties of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda? We provide you with everything About Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda. Buttonbush doesn't have thorns and Japanese Pagoda doesn't have thorns. Also Buttonbush does not have fragrant flowers. Buttonbush has allergic reactions like Toxic and Japanese Pagoda has allergic reactions like Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda

Season and care of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda is important to know. While considering everything about Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buttonbush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Japanese Pagoda season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Pagoda is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Pagoda is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda Physical Information

Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Japanese Pagoda height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Japanese Pagoda flower color: White and Light Green
Japanese Pagoda leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda

Care of Buttonbush and Japanese Pagoda include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Japanese Pagoda pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Pagoda needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Drought Tolerant.